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Downloads

Squadron liveries for the Viper, painted by the wing's own. Every one lives in #dcs-liveries on the Discord, with the install path below.

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Liveries

Livery library

All F-16C Block 50 (DCS folder F-16C_50). Grab the .zip from #dcs-liveries.

Get them on Discord →
Squadron liveries
LiveryAircraftPainterPostedWhere
Sakura ViperF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTJan 2026#dcs-liveries
Shadow Ace Cherry BlossomF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTJan 2026#dcs-liveries
SAS PlayboyF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTFeb 2026#dcs-liveries
SAS AstroF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTMar 2026#dcs-liveries
Green DreamF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTMar 2026#dcs-liveries
SAS GraffitiF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTMar 2026#dcs-liveries
Shadow Aces SquadronF-16C Block 50SOUL.PILOTSep 2026#dcs-liveries

Painters: post a new livery in #dcs-liveries and it goes on this list. Want one? Request a livery.

Kneeboard

Installing a livery

Where squadron paint goes on your PC, straight from SOUL.PILOT's instructions in #dcs-liveries.

Kneeboard cards · LIGHTING switches day / night

SAS-KB-08Livery install · F-16C
Where to install a DCS liveryA folder tree showing the livery install path: Saved Games, DCS, Liveries, F-16C_50, then the unzipped livery folder with its description.lua, and four steps: get the zip, unzip it, drop the folder, restart DCS. C:\Users\<you>\Saved Games\DCS\└ Liveries\└ F-16C_50\└ SHADOW_ACE_CHERRY_BLOSSOM\ ← unzipped folder goes here└ description.lua · *.dds1GET THE .ZIP2UNZIP IT3DROP THE FOLDER4RESTART DCSWHERE SQUADRON PAINT LIVESONE FOLDER PER LIVERY · AIRFRAME FOLDER = F-16C_50
  • Download the livery .zip from #dcs-liveries on the Discord.
  • Unzip it so you have one folder with a description.lua inside.
  • Drop that folder into Saved Games\DCS\Liveries\F-16C_50.
  • Restart DCS and pick it from the jet's paint list.

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An F-16C over desert mountains

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Dress the jetlike you mean it.

Squadron paint, cherry blossoms to graffiti, all of it made inside the wing.

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Everything else

Guides, wallpapers and missions

Painting the Viper

vizualspeed's guide to painting an F-16C livery for the squadron. PDF in #dcs-liveries.

Guide

Wallpapers

Desktop, ultrawide and phone backgrounds from the pilots' shots. In #wallpapers.

On Discord

Mission files

Jokers training missions: formation, tanking, carrier quals.

Coming

Anthem

The squadron anthem and lyric videos.

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